Tile marking and cutting gauge



H. SCHMIDTy TILE MARKING AND CUTTING GAUGE Aug. 14. 1928.

Filed Oct. l, 1927 /V/e y Schw/far. .-Zf

Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES HENRY SCHMIDT, 0F SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

TILE MARKING AND CUTTING GAUGE.

Application led October 1, 1927; Serial No. 223,256.

My invention relates to'a tile markingand cutting gauge and has for itsl principal object the provision of a. relatively simple, practical and inexpensive ,gauge that may be advantageously employed by workmen engaged in laying or setting tile in the loors, walls and other partsof buildings.` Y

In the sett-ing of tile and `particularly the smaller sizes, it very frequently becomes necessary to cutthe standard sizes of tile so that `the same may-be properly fitted or combined with the other tile, and it is one of the purposes of my invention to provide a convenient and compact device upon which the tile may be laid in. order that they may be easily and quickly measured and marked, and the glazed surface of the tile cut with a glass cutter or the like in order that tile may be readily broken along the outline.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character referred to that will be effective in saving muchlof the time and labor that is ordinarily 1nvolved in the accurate marking and cutting of tile. v v

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel .features of construction and arrangement of parts that will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichy Fig. 1 is a top plan view of ,the tile niarking and cutting gauge constructed in ae- Vcordance with my invention.

Fig. `2 is anend elevational view of the gauge with a portion thereof in section.

Fig.r 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. y

Fig. 4 is a detail section showing the gauge rail or block ofthe device in reversed position as is required when marking andeutting tile under certain conditions.

Referring by numerals to the accompanyf ing drawing, which illustrates a practical embodiment of my invention, 10fdesignates a base board or panel, which may `be of any convenient size, but for all practical purposes about ten or twelve inches square; and said board being preferably constructed of compressed fiber or wood.

Fixed in any suitable manner near the cornersof this base on one sidethereof are short upright posts or standards 11 through the upperL portions of which passhorizonjtally l disposed bolts 12, on which are an marked and ranged lock nuts 13 for the purpose ot' locking the bolts after` theyhave been adjusted in the posts or standards, and the inner ends of these bolts are tapered or made conical as vdesignated by 14 in order to engage in recesses 15 of corresponding shape that are formed in the ends of a metal rod 16.

This rod isprovided on the upper portion of its surface with a scale that is graduated to designate inches, and the divisions thereof up to eighths-or sixteenths.

'Mounted for sliding movement on the rod 16 are the ends of the parallel side members 17 oi a frame that overlies the base 10, and the `ends of the side members 17 opposite. the ends that are mounted on rod 16 are connected by an integrally formed rail or bar 1S.

Connectingthc intermediate portions of the parallel side bars 17 of the sliding frame is an integrallyvformed rail or bar 19 that occupies an-angular position oi' 45 relative to the axis of rod 16, and tothe planes occupied by the edges of the barsor rails 17, and which latter it will be understood occupy positions at right angles or90o relative to the axis of rod 16.

The end of one of the bars or rails 17 that is mounted on rod 16 is split lengthwise for a short distance, thereby forming a pair of clamping members 2() that engage aboveand below the rod 16, and in order to lock'these clamping members to the rod 16 and thereby firmly retain the sliding frame in a set or fixed position a bolt21 provided with a thumb screw 22 passes through the slotted endof the bar or rail 'adjacent to the. clamping members 20 (see Fig. 2).

` Seated in and projecting upwardly 'from the base 10 adjacent to one edge thereof are pins 23 that occupy a plane at right angles relative to the axis of the rod 16 and removably arranged on these pins is a gauge block lor rail y24;, the inner face of which is in di- `and re-positioned upon the pins 23, the rib 24 occupies a position on the inside of the gauge block or rail as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. l, and as illustrated by solid lines in Fig. 4.

In the use of my improved gauge, the frame comprising the parts 17, 18 and 19 is swung upward, thereby permitting a tilek to be placed on the base y with one edge against the inner face of the gauge block or rail 24, and the frame is now swung,- downward onto the top of the tile, after which said gauge is moved toward or away from the edge of the block or rail 24: so as to bring either one ot' theV rails 17 into position so that theiipper surfacewot' the tile may be marked byl'moving an aluminum pencil or the like along the outer edge of one of the side `rails oi the frame. v

VWhere the amount of the tile that is to be removed orbroken away is knownit is a comparatively easy matter to measure and mark the tile by placing oneedge thereof against the block or rail 2st and -then moving the sliding frame 'alone the rod 16, and at the saine time noting tlie graduationsk thereof vso as to correctly position ther frame so that` one of the. rails 17 may serve asa straight edgefor t-he guidance of the pencil or meinber used in marking the tile.

yllien it is desired 44to fix the sliding 'traine in its adjusted position during measuring operations or when cutting the glazed surface of the tile with a glass cutter or the like,.the thumb screw 22 is tightened so as to clamp the-parte on rod 16; such operation being very quickly accomplished.

.When it is desired to cut a number of the tile to equal size, one tile is first cut to proper width'and this tile serves as a gauge for cutting the remaining tile.V After the lirst ci' gauge tile has been provided the block or rail 24 is disengaged from the pins `23, turned end for end and re-positioned upon said pins, thereby positioning the rib25 on the inner faceo the gauge block or rail.

The tile to` be cut is now positioned on the base 1() with its edge against the rib 25 as illustrated in Fig. 4, andthe previously cut tile,fwliich'serves as a guide orgauge for cutting the other tile is now positioned on top of the underlying tile,'and the edge ofy the overlying tile bearing againstthe inneriacc of the block or rail 24 above the rib'25 will be offset-with respect to the corresponding edge of' the underlying tile and such ro'fsetcorresponds to the distance'bef tween the side 'face of the glass cutter and the diamond or wheel carried thereby, so that when the glass cutter is used as illiistrated in Fig. 4, Ithe underlyingtile will b e cut on a line slightly offset from the corresponding edge of thev upper or gaugey tile, and thus ther-tile that is cut 'will equal the width of said gauge tile. l

By` properrnanipulation otthe. sliding frame andl` by usingl the diagonally disposed raile 1'9as astraight edgethe tile may be marked on l1.15" lines so as to'obtain accurate miter joints between the tile `when properly assembled and laid.

The form vof gauge illustrated in the drawings is designedfor the= use of right handedworlgmemand for left handed workmen the pins 23 that receive the block 24 aie located radjacent to the left hand edge of the base 10.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a tile marking and cutting gauge that is relatively'simple in construction, inexpen-` sive ot manufacture, capable of being con-y veniently used and which willl be eiective iii saving much of the time and laborordinarily involved in tile marking and cutting operations It will be readily understoodthat minor changes in thesize, `forinand construction of the various parts of my improved tile marking and cutting gauge may be made and substituted for those herein shown and. de scribed without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which. is set forth in the appended claims. y.

y I claim as my invention:

'1. A tile marking and cutting gaugecomprising a base, a rod supported thereupon, a gauge block arranged on the base at r1 ht angles to said rod, a frame mounted or sliding and swinging movementl upon said rod and which frame includes a pair of spaced approximately parallel straight edges that lie parallel with saidy gauge block when said `frame rests upon said base, and aidiagonallyfarranged straight edge between said parallel straight edge I ZA tile marking and euttinggaugeconiprising a base, a rod supported thereupon, a gauge block arranged onthe base atriglit angles tosaid rod, a frame mounted for sliding and swinging movement uponsaid rod, which frame includes a pair of spaced approximately parallel straight edges that lie parallel withl said gauge block when said frame rests on the base, a diagonally dsl posed straight edge arranged between said parallel straight edges, and` means tor clamping said traine 'to said rod.

Iii a tile mai-king and cutting gauge,.a base, a rod supported,thereupon, a gauge block arranged on said base at right angles 'to saidy rod, a frame mounted for sliding and `swinging movement upon said rod, said frame having a straight edge portion that lies approximately parallel with said gauge block when' sai'dfranie rests on said base, and said traine including aY straight edge member that occupies an angular position of 450 relative to said gauge block and to said rod.

4. In.V a tile marking and cutting gauge, a base, a rod supported thereupon, and a frame arranged forsliding and swinging movement upon said rod which' 'frame "includes a straight edge portion that occupies a position at right angles relative to the axis of the rod when said frame rests upon said base and a straight edge portion that occupies an angular position of 45 relative to the axis of said rod. Y

5. In a tile marking and cutting gauge, a hase, a rod supported thereupon, a frame arranged for sliding and swinging movement upon said rod which frame includes a straight edge portion that occupies a position at right angles relative to the axis of the rod and a straight edge portion that occupies an angular position of 45 relative to the axis of said rod when said frame rests upon said base, and means for clamping said sliding frame to said rod.

6. In a tile marking, and cutting base, a rod supported thereupon, a straight edge frame mounted for sliding and swinging movement upon said rod, a gauge block reversibly mounted on the hase and occupying a position at right angles to the axis of said rod, and a .rib formed on the lower portion of one side of said gauge block.`

7. In a tile marking and cutting gauge, a base, a` rod supported thereon, afframe arranged for sliding and swinging movement upon said rod, means for clamping said frame to said rod said frame having straight edge portions arranged at right angles to the axis ofthe rod and also having a straight edge portion arranged at an angle of 450 relative to said rod when said frame rests on said base, and a gauge block reversibly mounted upon said hase and occupying a position at right angles to the aXis'o the rod, which gauge block is provided on the lover portion of one of its sid-e faces With a r1 In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY SCHMIDT. 

